Bellator is back for its first official event not branded with the PFL since the merger with a pair of title fights at the top of the lineup.
Bellator Champions Series: Belfast (Max) takes place Friday at SSE Arena in Belfast.
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Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Manoel Sousa vs. Tim Wilde
Records: Sousa (10-0), Wilde (17-4-1)
Past five: Sousa 5-0, Wilde 4-0-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.21.24): Wilde -125, Sousa -105
Junkie pick results: Sousa 11, Wilde 0
James Gallagher vs. Leandro Higo
James Gallagher vs. Leandro Higo
Records: Gallagher (12-2), Higo (22-6)
Past five: Gallagher 4-1, Higo 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.21.24): Higo -120, Gallagher -110
Junkie pick results: Higo 8, Gallagher 3
Fabian Edwards vs. Aaron Jeffery
Fabian Edwards vs. Aaron Jeffery
Records: Edwards (12-3), Jeffery (14-4)
Past five: Edwards 3-2, Jeffery 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Junkie pick results: Edwards 11, Jeffery 0
Patricio Freire vs. Jeremy Kennedy
Patricio Freire vs. Jeremy Kennedy
Records: Freire (35-7), Kennedy (19-3)
Past five: Freire 3-2, Kennedy 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Freire No. 10
Odds (as of 03.21.24): Freire -150, Kennedy +120
Junkie pick results: Freire 8, Kennedy 3
Corey Anderson vs. Karl Moore
Corey Anderson vs. Karl Moore
Records: Anderson (17-6), Moore (12-2)
Past five: Anderson 4-1, Moore 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Anderson No. 11
Odds (as of 03.21.24): Anderson -350, Moore +260
Junkie pick results: Anderson 10, Moore 1
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